PRoMs - The Production and Reading of Music Sources
Mise-en-page in manuscripts and printed books containing polyphonic music, 1480—1530
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Manuscript
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chansonnier
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choirbook
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choirbook (single quire(s))
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non-music manuscript with interpolated polyphony
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Material
paper
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paper (with parchment)
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parchment and paper (mixed)
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oblong
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upright
41
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Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
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never
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none visible
15
normally
1
occasionally
1
often
2
sometimes
3
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
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brown
14
dark brown
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light brown
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reddish brown
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Ruling Medium
double and single rastra
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double rastrum
6
freehand
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single rastrum
36
straightedge
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triple rastrum
2
Number of staves
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1
10
31
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18
12
11
13
3
2
4
3
2
4
5
5
12
6
17
7
15
8
22
9
26
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
9
10-part opening
1
19-part opening
1
2-part opening
17
2-part single page
7
3-part consecutive
2
3-part opening
36
3-part single page
9
4-part consecutive
1
4-part opening
44
4-part single page
10
5-part consecutive
1
5-part opening
31
5-part single page
2
6-part opening
15
7-part opening
1
Indentation for Initials
double
26
none
14
quadruple
4
single
30
triple
17
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
42
left between voice parts as part of grid
1
none
1
staves not ruled
2
staves not ruled on grid
14
variable space, not on grid
5
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
44
not in dedicated space
3
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Indentation for initials filled in
5
made for complete additional staves
17
notation and staves extended into margin
44
notation extended into margin
21
other
1
partial additional staves
19
staveline added
7
staves extended into margin
1
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
35
brown
10
dark brown
3
red
4
reddish brown
1
Type of Notation
chant (square)
5
full mensural
3
void mensural
42
Monophonic Notation
absent
37
present
9
Level of Calligraphy
fair
11
high
18
poor
2
very high
14
very poor
1
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coronae
7
custodes
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end symbol
9
none
1
numbers to indicate note lengths
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pointers
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repeat signs
11
signa congruentiae
25
signes-de-renvoi
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space-filler
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English
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Flemish
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French
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Italian
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Latin
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Spanish
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Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted and provided with incipit
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fully texted with one or two texts
3
fully texted with one text
42
fully texted with two or more texts
13
fully texted with two texts
2
partially texted with one text
3
provided with multiple incipits
2
provided with one or two incipits
3
provided with single incipit
16
untexted
14
Type of Script
cursive
7
cursive (Anglicana)
2
cursive (German)
1
cursive (Italianate)
1
cursive (bastarda)
22
cursive (humanistic)
2
cursive (italic)
3
display script
18
humanistic
3
hybrida
2
roman
1
rotonda
1
textura
5
various
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
15
high
19
poor
1
very high
13
very poor
1
Colour of Text
black
35
blue
2
brown
12
dark brown
3
red
23
reddish brown
1
Multiple Texts
no
24
yes
22
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
5
rarely
18
Borders Frequency
never
6
occasionally
1
rarely
18
Borders Size
full and partial borders
1
full borders
4
partial borders: one- and two-sided
2
partial borders: one-sided
7
partial borders: three-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
4
Painted Initials Frequency
never
3
normally
3
occasionally
4
often
1
rarely
16
sometimes
1
Painted Initials Type
decorated
8
decorated with grotesque heads
4
flourished
3
historiated
1
plain initials
1
zoomorphic initial
4
Penned Initials Frequency
always
5
normally
23
occasionally
9
often
3
rarely
9
sometimes
3
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
23
calligraphic with decoration
4
calligraphic with grotesque heads
7
decorated
2
decorated with grotesque heads
3
flourished
4
historiated
1
littera notabilior
1
plain initials
7
Planned Initials Frequency
always
2
never
11
normally
5
occasionally
3
often
3
rarely
11
sometimes
2
Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
1
Other Decoration Frequency
always
1
never
14
normally
3
occasionally
2
often
4
rarely
6
sometimes
1
Other Decoration Type
Voice-names
1
banner
2
decorated letters
1
decorative final long
6
embellished final barline
1
end-symbol
1
littera notabilior
4
signes-de-renvoi
1
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Cambridge, Great Britain, Gonville and Caius College, MS 667/760, Late 1520s, All folios
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